AVP - Financial Planning & Analysis (supporting Markets business)

Mizuho•New York, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking an AVP to support Markets FP&A, covering revenues and expenses for the Fixed Income (FID) and Equities (EQ) LOBs across Mizuho Americas. The role focuses on producing accurate, timely monthly deliverables and supporting the FP&A leads for each LOB. The ideal candidate has FP&A or finance experience supporting FID and/or EQ businesses and can hit the ground running on recurring processes. The role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail and the ability to partner with business managers, COOs, Product Control and head office (Japan).

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics or a related field (CPA/CFA a plus)
3–5 years of financial services experience, including 2+ years in FP&A, product control or financial analysis
Experience supporting Fixed Income and/or Equities businesses in a finance role strongly preferred
Working knowledge of FID and EQ products (e.g., rates, credit, securitized products, cash equities, derivatives) and their revenue/expense drivers
Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; experience with OneStream, Hyperion, Anaplan or PeopleSoft
Understanding of income statement data across business line, desk, entity and head office reporting dimensions
Strong attention to detail and ability to manage recurring deadlines with minimal supervision
Clear communicator with strong problem-solving skills

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with US GAAP and/or IFRS
Knowledge of GL concepts (profit/cost centers, trading books, allocations, inter-entity transfers) at an investment bank or broker-dealer
Experience with Power BI, Power Query, SQL or Python
Experience at a foreign or Japanese bank with head office reporting requirements

Responsibilities

Produce monthly FID and EQ deliverables, including month-end actuals, revenue and expense reporting, and management packs
Prepare senior management presentations and ad hoc analysis on revenue and cost drivers by desk and product
Support the weekly/monthly forecast and annual budget for FID and EQ
Prepare plan, forecast and YoY variance analysis, working with the front office and Product Control to explain key drivers
Analyze direct and allocated expenses and support monthly cost reviews with business COOs
Maintain reporting standards and data integrity for FID and EQ per HO (Japan) requirements
Maintain hierarchies and mappings (desks, trading books, cost centers, entities) across systems
Support monthly allocations and inter-entity reconciliations across Americas legal entities
Help streamline and automate reporting, forecasting and budgeting processes, including in OneStream
Respond to ad hoc requests from HO (Japan), LOB leads and Finance partners